Grassland — Burning crop residues in China
China: Grassland — Burning crop residues was 582,915 t in 2024. ▲ Rising
Grassland — Burning crop residues in China, 1990–2024
Source: Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations. Measured in t.
Analysis
In 2024, grassland — burning crop residues in China stood at 582,915 t.
The figure is down 30.7% on the previous year and down 45.5% over ten years.
Over the whole period, grassland — burning crop residues in China peaked at 1.44 million t in 2008 and was at its lowest, 252,106 t, in 2021.
That places China 46th out of 220 countries with data for 2024, putting it in the top quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 35 years of available data.
Grassland — Burning crop residues in China, year by year
| Year | t | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1990 | 660,403 t | — |
| 1991 | 660,403 t | +0.0% |
| 1992 | 660,403 t | +0.0% |
| 1993 | 660,403 t | +0.0% |
| 1994 | 660,403 t | +0.0% |
| 1995 | 660,403 t | +0.0% |
| 1996 | 385,340 t | -41.7% |
| 1997 | 550,628 t | +42.9% |
| 1998 | 647,536 t | +17.6% |
| 1999 | 309,417 t | -52.2% |
| 2000 | 455,786 t | +47.3% |
| 2001 | 717,260 t | +57.4% |
| 2002 | 734,138 t | +2.4% |
| 2003 | 1.36 million t | +85.7% |
| 2004 | 357,178 t | -73.8% |
| 2005 | 651,607 t | +82.4% |
| 2006 | 509,177 t | -21.9% |
| 2007 | 468,630 t | -8.0% |
| 2008 | 1.44 million t | +207.0% |
| 2009 | 810,076 t | -43.7% |
| 2010 | 516,793 t | -36.2% |
| 2011 | 468,532 t | -9.3% |
| 2012 | 700,085 t | +49.4% |
| 2013 | 652,544 t | -6.8% |
| 2014 | 1.07 million t | +63.8% |
| 2015 | 844,824 t | -21.0% |
| 2016 | 472,970 t | -44.0% |
| 2017 | 573,704 t | +21.3% |
| 2018 | 546,788 t | -4.7% |
| 2019 | 1.25 million t | +127.8% |
| 2020 | 648,323 t | -47.9% |
| 2021 | 252,106 t | -61.1% |
| 2022 | 337,676 t | +33.9% |
| 2023 | 840,894 t | +149.0% |
| 2024 | 582,915 t | -30.7% |
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1990s | 585,534 t | 309,417 t | 660,403 t | 10 |
| 2000s | 750,617 t | 357,178 t | 1.44 million t | 10 |
| 2010s | 709,068 t | 468,532 t | 1.25 million t | 10 |
| 2020s | 532,383 t | 252,106 t | 840,894 t | 5 |
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More climate change data for China
- Nutrient nitrogen N (total) — Synthetic fertilizers (Agricultural) 31.25 billion kg (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) 604,831 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 191,478 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 413,353 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 722.56 kt (2050)
- Emissions from livestock — Emissions 14,763 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) 342,069 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from N2O 200,605 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions (CO2eq) from CH4 141,464 kt (2050)
- Emissions from crops — Emissions 757 kt (2050)
Frequently asked questions
- What is grassland — burning crop residues in China?
- Grassland — burning crop residues in China was 582,915 t in 2024, according to Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations.
- What is the highest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in China?
- The highest recorded value was 1.44 million t in 2008.
- What is the lowest grassland — burning crop residues recorded in China?
- The lowest recorded value was 252,106 t in 2021.
- How does China rank for grassland — burning crop residues?
- China ranks 46th out of 220 countries with data for 2024.
- Is grassland — burning crop residues rising or falling in China?
- Over the last ten years it is down 45.5%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this China data come from?
- The figures come from Food and Agriculture Organization of the United Nations, published as part of Grassland — Burning crop residues (Biomass burned, dry matter). Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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The FAOSTAT domain on Emissions from Fires consists of estimates of methane (CH4), nitrous oxide (N2O) and carbon dioxide (CO2) emissions generated from biomass burning in a range of vegetation types and from fires in organic soils.